Optimal dynamic scheduling of a general class of parallel-processing queueing systems

被引:5
作者
Gans, N [1 ]
Van Ryzin, G
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Wharton Sch, OPIM Dept, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Grad Sch Business, New York, NY 10027 USA
关键词
parallel processor queueing systems; dynamic nonpreemptive scheduling; optimal stochastic control;
D O I
10.1017/S0001867800008831
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
In this paper we develop policies for scheduling dynamically arriving jobs to a broad class of parallel-processing queueing systems. We show that in heavy traffic the policies asymptotically minimize a measure of the expected system backlog, which we call system work. Our results yield succinct, closed-form expressions for optimal system work in heavy traffic.
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页码:1130 / 1156
页数:27
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